Listing of self-help materials and informational publications.
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Office of Public Defense - Spokane County
(Separate Website)
Office of the Public Defender - King County
(Separate Website)
Information on where to go and how to request an attorney for a criminal matter at public expense.
Sealing Juvenile Court Records in Washington State In Washington, juvenile court records do not automatically disappear when an individual turns 18. In fact, almost all your juvenile records remain open for the public to view unless you ask a court to “seal” them. This packet contains the forms and instructions necessary to help you do this on your own.
By: Columbia Legal Services
Washington: An assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Juvenile Offender
(Separate Website)
The first-ever report assessing the quality of attorneys representing children in Washington’s juvenile offender cases will be released today. The report finds that, while there are successes and failures in every county, many counties fail to enact and follow professional standards of public defense, that defenders often are not adequately trained or supervised, and that excessive caseloads inhibit proper representation.
By: American Bar Association
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
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